Connect to WIFI

Install the antenna on the PI

• The place indicated by the red arrow is the WIFI antenna interface
• The WIFI antenna port is ipex1
• Install the antenna on the PI, otherwise it may not be able to connect to the network due to poor signal
• If there is no M2WE or 2.4G_WiFi module, you need to connect with an Ethernet cable to search for the IP address

Connecting FLYOS-Armbian System to WiFi

1. Please first connect to the host computer via serial port: FLYOS-Armbian Serial Connect to Host Computer via SSH

2. Enter the command sudo nmtui. You may be prompted to enter a password. Input the password mellow and press Enter to display the interface shown in the figure below (Note: The entered password will not be visible)

3. Select the Activate a connection option, and press Enter to enter the next-level menu

Operation Instructions for the WiFi Configuration Page

• Please ensure that the keyboard input method is in half-width mode, i.e., English mode.
• The up key ↑ and down key ↓ on the keyboard are used to move the cursor up and down to select menu items.
• The confirm key Enter is used to check the menu or enter a sub-menu.
• The exit key ESC is used to return to the previous menu.

4. If your router's WiFi is functioning properly, you will see a WiFi list like the one shown below. The * following the WiFi name indicates signal strength

tip

• WiFi with Chinese names is NOT supported!!!
• 2.4GHz WiFi is supported, but whether 5GHz WiFi is supported depends on whether the WiFi module you purchased supports 5GHz WiFi
• M2WE supports 5GHz WiFi

5. Select the WiFi you want to connect to, and press Enter to enter the next-level menu

6. The following interface will appear. Please correctly enter your WiFi password, and press Enter to connect to the WiFi

7. If the password is correct, the symbol * will appear before the corresponding WiFi, indicating that the WiFi has been successfully connected

8. Then press the Esc key twice to return to the command line interface

9. In SSH, enter the command below and press Enter. Find the IP address in the returned content that is on the same segment as your router to access it

   ip a | grep inet

10. Open a browser and enter the IP address of the host computer you just obtained in the search box, then press Enter to access the fluidd/mainsail web control console

11. Enter IP:9999 in the browser's search box and press Enter to access the fly tools interface. Through the fly tools interface, you can enable a series of functions on the host computer

tip

• fly tools is only available in the FLYOS-Armbian system!!! It is NOT available in FLYOS-FAST!!!